Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges
While existing research has shown the importance of the three interrelated domains of the wider policy, the school and home/community environments in the development of quality education for learners, this literature does not fully capture the experiences of the refugee population. In this article w...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Taylor & Francis
2017
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45400/ |
| _version_ | 1848797123746725888 |
|---|---|
| author | Madziva, Roda Thondhlana, Juliet |
| author_facet | Madziva, Roda Thondhlana, Juliet |
| author_sort | Madziva, Roda |
| building | Nottingham Research Data Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | While existing research has shown the importance of the three interrelated domains of the wider policy, the school and home/community environments in the development of quality education for learners, this literature does not fully capture the experiences of the refugee population. In this article we focus on a group of Syrian refugees that came as part of the first large cohort that was welcomed in the UK in December 2015. We adapt Tikly’s quality education frameworks and develop a model that highlights not only the importance of the three intersecting environments, but also the specific inputs/processes that are critical to achieving quality education for refugees. In so doing, we stress the critical role of English as a tool for refugee children’s inclusion and integration in schools. Consequently, the contribution of the paper is an understanding of the inputs/processes that are key to the development of quality education for migrant/refugee children. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T19:58:53Z |
| format | Article |
| id | nottingham-45400 |
| institution | University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T19:58:53Z |
| publishDate | 2017 |
| publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | nottingham-454002020-05-04T19:07:35Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45400/ Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges Madziva, Roda Thondhlana, Juliet While existing research has shown the importance of the three interrelated domains of the wider policy, the school and home/community environments in the development of quality education for learners, this literature does not fully capture the experiences of the refugee population. In this article we focus on a group of Syrian refugees that came as part of the first large cohort that was welcomed in the UK in December 2015. We adapt Tikly’s quality education frameworks and develop a model that highlights not only the importance of the three intersecting environments, but also the specific inputs/processes that are critical to achieving quality education for refugees. In so doing, we stress the critical role of English as a tool for refugee children’s inclusion and integration in schools. Consequently, the contribution of the paper is an understanding of the inputs/processes that are key to the development of quality education for migrant/refugee children. Taylor & Francis 2017-09-18 Article PeerReviewed Madziva, Roda and Thondhlana, Juliet (2017) Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 47 (6). pp. 942-961. ISSN 1469-3623 Quality education; Refugee children; Syrian refugees; English as an additional language; Refugee integration http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/bEAfhnCBCHIMGXyI5KDB/full doi:10.1080/03057925.2017.1375848 doi:10.1080/03057925.2017.1375848 |
| spellingShingle | Quality education; Refugee children; Syrian refugees; English as an additional language; Refugee integration Madziva, Roda Thondhlana, Juliet Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges |
| title | Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges |
| title_full | Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges |
| title_fullStr | Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges |
| title_short | Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges |
| title_sort | provision of quality education in the context of syrian refugee children in the uk: opportunities and challenges |
| topic | Quality education; Refugee children; Syrian refugees; English as an additional language; Refugee integration |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45400/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45400/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45400/ |